Jessica Keenan, managing director of the roastery, and Jason Connelly, director of culinary, are part of the new wave of management at Ascension Coffee, a stalwart of Dallas' independent coffee scene.

At Jonathan Elkins’ soon-to-open Blue Tile Coffee, Houstonians will find what the barista considers the “anti-Instagram” cafe. There are no walls filled with tropical plants or neon signs for a selfie ...